Background
U. S Customs and Border Protection (CBP), a component of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), is one of the world’s largest law enforcement organizations and is charged with keeping terrorists and their weapons out of the U.S. while facilitating lawful international travel and trade. CBP takes a comprehensive approach to border management and control, combining customs, immigration, border security, and agricultural protection into one coordinated and supportive activity.
Duties and Responsibilities
As a Marine Interdiction Agent (MIA) you will be part of our 60,000-employee workforce that strives to protect the American people, safeguard our borders, and enhance the nation’s economic prosperity. This position is with the Department of Homeland Security, within U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Air and Marine Operations. Being a Marine Interdiction Agent makes you a valuable member of the Federal Law Enforcement Officer (LEO) profession.
Select this site’s Apply link to join CBP’s Talent Network, you will be immediately provided with a link to view the official GL-9 MIA announcement that appears on USAJobs, the Federal Government’s official employment site, where you will need to apply on-line.
To ensure compliance with an applicable nationwide preliminary injunction, which may be supplemented, modified, or vacated, depending on the course of ongoing litigation, the federal government will take no action to implement or enforce the COVID-19 vaccination requirement pursuant to Executive Order 14043 on Requiring Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccination for federal employees. Therefore, to the extent a federal job announcement includes the requirement that applicants must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 pursuant to Executive Order 14043, that requirement does not currently apply. Federal agencies may request information regarding the vaccination status of selected applicants for the purposes of implementing other workplace safety protocols, such as protocols related to masking, physical distancing, testing, travel and quarantine.
Duty Locations: Offers are made based on operational needs and requirements and are determined by the U.S. Border Patrol. Current locations include:
Long Beach and San Diego, CA
Fort Lauderdale, Fort Pierce, Key Largo, Key West, Marathon, and Miami, FL
Port Aransas, TX
Mayaguez and Ponce, PR
Saint Thomas, VI
Salary
You will begin your career as a GL-9 grade level MIA and make $56,551 to $72,790 per year depending upon exact location and work schedule, including overtime. Law Enforcement Availability Pay (LEAP) and locality pay adjustments will further increase actual salary levels.
Qualifications
This MIA position has a selective factor that must be met to meet minimum qualifications:
As a minimum qualification requirement all candidates must have the one of the following Merchant Mariner Credentials: OUPV, Mate of 200 gross tons or greater (Inland, Great Lakes, Near Coastal or Oceans), Chief Mate, Second Mate and Third Mate Unlimited Oceans or Master of 25 GRT or greater (Inland, Great Lakes, near Coastal or Oceans) will be considered at this time, or an MMLD with an accepted application status that has been submitted for one of the above MMC Credentials (must have Official MMC Credential in hand at the time of scheduling and at assessment appointment).
In addition to the above mandatory requirement, you qualify for the MIA GL-9 grade level if you possess 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower MIA grade level, performing duties such as:
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Enforcing laws, effecting arrests and conducting interviews and interrogations with witnesses and suspects
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Performing surveillance, writing reports detailing activities and observations
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Collecting and securing evidence and providing expert testimony in court
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Education: A master’s or equivalent graduate degree, or two full years of graduate education in a qualifying progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree, or a J.D. or LL.B., in a qualifying field (e.g., criminal justice, intelligence, homeland security, justice studies, law enforcement, courts and judicial systems, forensic technology, and corrections and rehabilitation);
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Combining Experience and Education: A combination of successfully completed post-bachelors education(above) and experience. This will be calculated using your resume and unofficial transcripts submitted with your application. If education is used for your qualification, official transcript will be required upon selection.
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